How do i share a iPhoto Library on iPhoto 9.5

Basically with the old version of iPhoto, they allowed a function in the preferences called sharing, with enabled a user to share a iPhoto library over a network to be accesed on another mac however this is not possible in the new version of iPhoto. Please can someone tell me or link me to a method that works or a tutorial that works and does the same thing automatically, i have already looked online but have been unable to find a method that works and does the same thing as the old function please.

There is simply no way to do what you want.
The nearest thing available to the old way is to use Shared PhotoStreams, but that's not automatic - they have to be set up.
http://www.theinstructional.com/guides/icloud-photo-sharing-with-shared-photo-st reams
The other alternative is to put the Library on an external disk formatted Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and plug that into each machine as required. It's not the same as a: you have edit power on the Library and b: it cannot be safely accessed over a network.

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